2020 Hub Nominations

2020 Hub Nomination 

The FTR Allocation Plan stipulates the FTR Manager will at least once, every two years conduct a process to offer FTR Participants the possibility to add up to 5 new FTR hubs. The 2020 Hub Nomination comprises of 28 possible 110kV hubs and 68 possible 220kV hubs. Non-FTR participants can request new FTR hubs at any time, and these requests will be considered as part of this process.

The FTR Allocation Plan also stipulates that the FTR Manager will at least once every two years, conduct a process to offer FTR Participants the possibility to remove up to [one] existing FTR Hub.

The 2020 call for Hub nominations  combines both these requirements.

Hub Nomination Documentation

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Hub Long-List

Figure 1: 110/220kV Geographical Location

Hub Short-list

Figure 2: Geographical Location

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Hub Nomination Sequence

Step	Description	Status
1	Determine the maximum number of hubs to be added	Complete
	FTR Manager to provide indicative costs to the Authority	Complete
	Clearing Manager to provide indicative costs to the Authority	Complete
	Authority to confirm appropriations, and consequently how many hubs can be added	Complete
2	FTR Manager to determine which hubs have sufficient inter-connectivity and capacity to be added as FTR Nodes	Complete
3	The FTR Manager then sends a call to participants and identified non-participants asking for hub nominations	Complete
4	The FTR Manager consolidates the nominated hubs as a list	In Progress
	The list will be amended to ensure that nominated nodes have the geographic and/or electrical distance required to provide commercial benefit	In Progress
5	This hub addition list, including 5 non-hubs, and hub removal list, including 2 non-hubs is communicated to participants who are then invited to vote	Not started
6	FTR Manager applies STV algorithm to voted hubs and non-hubs to create a ranking and determine a prioritised short list.	Not started
	The subset is likely to be limited to 4-6 Nodes, but is dependent on the number of nominations requested	Not started
7	The FTR Manager then invites participants and non-participants to provide costs and benefits associated with the introduction of each (or combination) of the nominated subset to the FTR Market	Not started
8	The FTR Manager uses the costs and benefits provided by (non)/ participants, together with the CBA framework approved with the Authority, to create a “final set” of hubs that demonstrate net positive CBA	Not started
9*	The “Final Set” are then included as a proposed variation to the Allocation Plan (AP20) which the FTR Manager issues as a formal consultation	Not started

  *Step 9 above triggers an understood process for consulting and then recommending a new Allocation Plan to the Authority.